Are you a junior faculty member, post-doc, or doctoral student with research and/or teaching interests in health care management? If so, than join us for the Health Care Management (HCM) division Emerging Scholars Consortium (ESC) on Friday, July 31st at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown: Mezzanine Level: Salon 5 & 6 where a diverse group of outstanding faculty will facilitate a highly interactive series of sessions geared towards emerging health care management scholars.
In addition to the content, the ESC's highly collaborative format is a fantastic opportunity to create relationships with other HCM emerging scholars from around the globe. Many long-time HCM-members attest to the ESC as an origin for major research collaborations and employment pathways. The HCM ESC is divided into Part I (morning) and Part II (afternoon) with each containing individual sessions. We welcome you to attend one or all based on your interests and professional needs. We especially invite members to the offsite ESC reception to conclude our ESC from 18:00 to 20:00
While the consortium content is curated for students and junior faculty, everyone is welcome to attend! Junior members of the field are encouraged to attend all sessions of the ESC for a well-rounded experience.
Emerging Scholars Consortium (Part I – morning) includes the following sessions:
08:00 – 10:00 Preparing Manuscripts for Publication: The Anatomy of a Publishable Article
This workshop is a hands-on tour of the components of a publishable paper with the explicit intention of helping developing scholars become better authors of peer-reviewed articles. Most inexperienced writers may not realize that scientific articles follow one or more 'proven' approaches on how to best structure a paper. This workshop presents one such approach. Successful authors develop skills in both the art and the science of publishing. The art involves creatively framing a manuscript around an important topic, synthesizing the previous literature in a succinct and meaningful way, and communicating the academic and practical implications of the research. The science of publishing involves organizing the manuscript, presenting a logical flow of ideas, and providing a format expected by reviewers and editors in the field. Promising articles that are inappropriately structured, ill-communicated, or poorly written are frequently rejected because reviewers and editors find it difficult to assess the merits of the study. By providing many annotated examples from the healthcare management literature, this workshop will be a tour of the 'anatomy' of a publishable paper. We will answer such questions as: How should an introduction be framed? What is meant by the "theory section?" What specifically goes in (and stays out!) of the methods, results, and discussion sections? This workshop will help participants, especially doctoral students and others interested in improving their publishing output, feel more confident about how to approach the writing of a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
10:15 – 11:30 Publish and Flourish: Making Your Publication Journey a Success
Publishing in high-quality journals is essential for building a successful academic career. Yet, the publication process can feel daunting especially for emerging scholars still learning how to navigate it. Early setbacks or unclear expectations often leave researchers discouraged and uncertain about how to strengthen their manuscripts. Health Care Management (HCM) researchers face additional challenges due to the interdisciplinary nature of their work. As a result, HCM scholars must balance journals' differing priorities, of which competing demands make the Revise & Resubmit (R&R) stage particularly pivotal. Supporting emerging HCM scholars with practical guidance on the publication process is therefore critical for both individual development and the continued advancement of the field. This PDW seeks to demystify the publication process for emerging HCM scholars by illuminating the perspectives of the editor, the reviewer, and the author during the R&R stage. The panel comprises a curated group of HCM scholars who have demonstrated deep expertise across these distinct perspectives. The goal of this PDW is to "pull back the curtain" on the R&R stage and provide tangible recommendations for responding effectively to reviewer feedback and strengthening manuscripts for successful publication.
Emerging Scholars Consortium (Part II – afternoon) includes the following sessions:
13:00 – 14:10 Stakeholder-Engaged Scholarship: Publishing That Impacts Health Systems and Rewards Scholars
The gap between management research and its application in healthcare is well recognized, but many scholars still struggle with how to design, conduct, and publish engaged research that genuinely benefits practice. While engaged scholarship has always aimed to collaborate with practitioners to generate knowledge, issues like limited scientific independence, lack of recognition for practice-based work, and mismatched incentives between academia and organizations continue to hinder its adoption. We suggest that one reason for this divide is the lack of clear opportunities for scholars to learn how to incorporate practitioner perspectives, manage complex healthcare environments, and share engaged research through popular outlets for healthcare leaders. This professional development workshop intends to give researchers a foundational understanding of the main principles, methods, and publication channels essential for engaged scholarship in healthcare management. Building on this, the workshop will feature practical activities such as roundtable design labs, where participants learn to co-create research questions, develop stakeholder-informed approaches, and identify journals and audiences that support impactful dissemination. Group discussions will enable scholars and practitioners to share experiences, clarify expectations, and foster mutual understanding of how engaged research can enhance decision-making and the performance of health systems. By bridging the gap between academic research and real-world practice, this workshop offers participants the tools and strategies needed to design, conduct, and publish engaged scholarship that advances scientific understanding and drives meaningful improvements in healthcare settings.
14:20 – 15:30 Thriving with Less: Sustainable Teaching and Scholarship in Lean Times
Higher education faces unprecedented financial and operational strain, and healthcare management programs are no exception. Faculty are increasingly expected to deliver more courses, support larger classes, and sustain high-quality scholarship and service, often with stagnant or shrinking resources. The result: rising workloads, mounting stress, and an elevated risk of burnout across academic ranks. This Professional Development Workshop (PDW) aims to engage participants in an interactive exploration of how to do more with less without sacrificing quality or well-being. Participants will examine adaptive strategies for course load management, student engagement at scale, and sustainable teaching design. Through small-group dialogues and guided reflections, attendees will explore tools and mindsets for creating value and meaning in lean times. Additionally, participants will share practical approaches that have worked within their institutional contexts, including technology-enabled efficiencies, reframing workload expectations, and cultivating collective efficacy. The session will highlight how shared values of purpose, community, and professional identity can bufer against burnout and fuel meaningful innovation. Participants will leave with actionable tools to redesign their academic work, advocate effectively within their institutions, and foster long-term professional resilience.
15:40 – 17:00 Doctoral training and flourishing: Addressing mental health and wellbeing in PhD programs
A growing body of international evidence reveals that doctoral training is associated with worsening mental health (Mahsood et al., 2025), elevated burnout (Zeeman et al., 2025), and high attrition rates (Schwaller, 2025). Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies indicate that anxiety, depression, and psychiatric medication use increase following entry into PhD programs, with trends persisting through training (Bergvalla et al., 2024). Challenges are not evenly distributed across demographics but mirror challenges with workforce well-being in organizations more broadly (Flemming et. al, 2024; Guest, 2017; Salin et al., 2023; Sonnenag et al., 2023). Most institutional responses emphasize individual resilience (McWilliams & Shields, 2022), self-care, or help seeking (Settoon & Lee, 2018) while minimizing how workload, supervisor relationships, financial precarity, immigration status, disability, gender, race, and caregiving responsibilities intersect to shape student experience (Woolston, 2019, 2022). This PDW shifts focus toward understanding how structural conditions of PhD programs shape mental health outcomes and how doctoral students, faculty, and programs can foster environments that support sustainable scholarly development. The workshop will be led by HCM researchers who will briefly synthesize current research on doctoral student mental health, followed by facilitated breakout discussions led by PhD students, recent graduates, and division faculty. Discussions focus on shared challenges, diferential impacts across intersectional identities (Crenshaw, 2018), and concrete practices to mitigate burnout while promoting flourishing (A'yuninnisa et al., 2023; Fontrodona & Melé, 2022).
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Daan Westra
Assistant Professor
Maastricht University
Maastricht
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